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01 Stress
Stress
- Stress is saying a syllable or part of a word
more strongly and can be at word level.
- Stress is also important at sentence level
where the meaning can be changed
depending on which whole word you
stress.
Here are some examples of the word stress
 
1. Water: WA - ter 2. People: PEO - ple
 
3. Television: TEL- e - vi - sion 3. Together: to - GETH - er
 
4. Potato: po- TA- to 5. Before: be- FORE
 
6. Begin: be - GIN
The implied meaning of this short sentence can be changed
seven times depending on which word is stressed.
1. I thought your brother was a bus conductor. [You
thought that someone else thought he was a bus
conductor].

2. I thought your brother was a bus conductor. [You

thought I knew he was a bus conductor].
3. I thought your brother was a bus conductor. [Not
your friend’s brother].
4. I thought your brother was a bus conductor. [Not
your sister].
5. I thought your brother was a bus conductor. [I didn’t
know he still is a bus conductor].
02 Pacing
Pacing
- Pace is the speed at which you speak. Like all
aspects of vocal variety, it is best when it is varied.
By speaking swiftly, you can indicate speed, urgency
or danger. By speaking slowly, you can suggest
tension, finality or fear.
Importance of Pacing
- Your pace affects your audience's ability to follow what
you are saying. If you speak too quickly for too long, your
audience is going to have a problem following what you
are saying. This is why you should always be mindful of
your audience when adjusting your pace of talking.
03 Pronunciation
Pronunciation
- the act or result of producing the sounds
of speech, including articulation, stress,
and intonation, often with reference to
some standard of correctness or
acceptability.
Importance of pronunciation.
- Without correct pronunciation, the vocabulary that you know

will be less effective when communicating. It is always better to

know fewer words and pronounce them well than to know a lot
of words and pronounce them badly. Bad pronunciation can lead
to misunderstandings that may cause mishaps.
Group yourselves according to your department. Then each department
must have representative to pronounce the different words given below.
1. Komunikasyon. 2. Physics.
3. Social 4. Rhetoric.
5. Hapon (Japanese) 6. Economics.
7. History 8. Numbers.
9. Under 10. Takbo.
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